2027 Best Musical Theater Schools in District of Columbia
Musical Theater degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools to find the best for musical theater students.
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Best Schools for Musical Theater in District of Columbia
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the musical theater degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Musical Theater
No school ranked higher than American University this year for musical theater. American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Roughly 76% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 15 musical theater degrees were awarded at American University in the most recent year. Students who receive their musical theater degree from American University earn around $23,979 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $24,989.
Read more about the musical theater program at American University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
